DramaHistoryWar
Defiance
“Freedom begins with an act of defiance”
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.
Directed by Edward Zwick
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Status
Released
Released
December 31, 2008
Runtime
2h 17m
Language
German, Russian, English
Budget → Revenue
$32M → $51.2M
Top cast
Daniel Craig
Tuvia Bielski
Liev Schreiber
Zus Bielski
Jamie Bell
Asael Bielski
Alexa Davalos
Lilka Ticktin
Allan Corduner
Shimon Haretz
Mark Feuerstein
Isaac Malbin
Tomas Arana
Ben Zion Gulkowitz
Jodhi May
Tamara Skidelsky
Kate Fahy
Riva Reich
Iddo Goldberg
Yitzhak Shulman
Iben Hjejle
Bella
Martin Hancock
Peretz Shorshaty
Ravil Isyanov
Viktor Panchenko
Jacek Koman
Konstanty "Koscik" Kozlowski
George MacKay
Aron Bielski
Jonjo O'Neill
Lazar
Sam Spruell
Arkady Lubczanski
Mia Wasikowska
Chaya Dziencielsky
Mark Margolis
Jewish Elder
Markus von Lingen
German SS Scout
